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Who owns what you compose? Who controls what happens with the words, images, music, sounds, videos that you create? What rights do you have to use other people's compositions? This unit plan focuses on helping students find answers to these questions. Students explore a range of resources on fair use and copyright then design their own audio public service announcements (PSAs), to be broadcast over the school's public address system

In this lesson plan, students are made aware of copyright and fair use guidelines for teachers and asked to take a quiz on what they have learned.

Tim and Moby teach students the basics about copyright law. A subscription is required to access this material. Note: Some of the other modules are free, including Online Safety, Information Privacy, Digital Etiquette, Cyberbullying and Blogs. See: http://www.brainpop.com/technology/digitalcitizenship/

RiP: A remix manifesto is a documentary film about copyright and remix culture. You can contribute to the film, and follow the conversation.

Fascinating podcasts on Fundamentals of Copyright and Fair Use. Numerous examples are given illustrating the four statuatory factors of Fair Use and flexibility in the law in interpretation of them.

Learn about copyright and fair use with this engaging music video from the Media Education Lab. Transformative use is one of the keys to fair use. This video supports the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education available at www.mediaeducationlab.com

Brilliant lyrics and video on Copyright and "Transformative Use" by Michael Robb Grieco, doctoral student at Temple University.

Research on how perceptions of copyright law affect media literacy educators, by Temple University's Media Education Lab in collaboration with the Center for Social Media, American University. Funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Educational video which teaches fair use and copyright laws using Disney Characters.

PPT presentations using the Media Education Lab (Temple University) new standards on Copyright and Fair Use.

Wide variety of copyright case studies on issues related to duplication of materials, software, video, audiovisual, music, Internet and distance learning.

Video shared by Renee Hobbs explains how YouTube makes it easy to dispute a wrongful copyright claim.

From American University's School of Communication. When is it fair and legal to use other people's copyrighted work to make your own? What's the line between infringement and fair use? Take this tour of remix culture classics, and use the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video to make your own decisions. This video is also available as a quicktime download.

In April of last year, Zack McCune was sued by the RIAA. He ended up $3,000 lighter (he settled), but with a much richer understanding of the contemporary debate surrounding music, copyright law, and file sharing. Part I gives an intro to his story, while Part II explores the disconnect between young downloaders and the recording industry. Part III, presented here, concludes Zack's misadventure and examines where it led him: to the Free Culture Movement, which advocates more flexible intellectual property law.

Reauthorization of Higher Education Act forces colleges to adopt technology protection measures to guard against copyright infringement

Copyright issues for educators

John Palfrey & Urs Gasser [Berkman Center] identify 9 myths about Digital Natives and offer succinct interpretations based on research and observations of youth. Educators involved in digital citizenship efforts may find a shift in thinking is necessary in how we educate students about issues related to online safety, copyright, privacy etc....where their confusions are and what they do/don't understand. It's also important to understand the significance of social groups and online communities on our youth and how they motivate development of friendship-driven and interest-driven content.

Temple University Media Education Lab provides this helpful document: 10 common myths about copyright and fair use for educators.

Cyberethics curriculum from the eMINTS project. These sites highlight the debate about downloading music from the Internet for free. Watch videos of musicians expressing their thoughts on the issue. There is also information about copyright law and explanations about why these types of downloads are considered illegal and unethical. The sites are helpful for teachers who want students to debate the issue. There are links to eThemes Resources on Internet safety and computer basics.